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FEATURE: Resurrecting ‘The Optimist’: Channel 4’s First Ever Sitcom Found After Nearly 40 Years Missing

Have you ever heard of a sitcom called ‘The Optimist’? I’m going to guess the answer is a resounding ‘no’. Until recently, the only people who knew of its existence were the people involved in making it.  Broadcast in April 1983, by a fledgling Channel 4 who were all but five months old, ‘The Optimist’ […]

by DavidEJABennett November 12, 2021

CAMPAIGN: Help Digitise ‘The Optimist’: A Rediscovered Treasure of British Comedy History

Help bring a unique piece of comedy history back to life by pledging financial support to digitisation of The Optimist

by Capers Magazine November 6, 2021

REVIEW: ‘Dickpression’ by Katerina Robinson

Suffering from ‘Dickpression’? KAterina Robinson is here to help…

by DavidEJABennett September 9, 2021

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